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Australia 2024 – 25 Public Holidays & School Terms are listed here for each state and territory. Depending on what state or territory you live in, public holidays can vary.
2024 Public Holidays
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Monday 1 January |
| Australia Day | Friday 26 January |
| Canberra Day | Monday 11 March |
| Good Friday | Friday 29 March |
| Easter Saturday | Saturday 30 March |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 31 March |
| Easter Monday | Monday 1 April |
| Anzac Day | Thursday 25 April |
| Reconciliation Day | Monday 27 May |
| King’s Birthday | Monday 10 June |
| Labour Day | Monday 7 October |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday 25 December |
| Boxing Day | Thursday 26 December |
2025 Public Holidays
| Holiday | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Monday 1 January |
| Australia Day | Friday 26 January |
| Canberra Day | Monday 11 March |
| Good Friday | Friday 29 March |
| Easter Saturday | Saturday 30 March |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 31 March |
| Easter Monday | Monday 1 April |
| Anzac Day | Thursday 25 April |
| Reconciliation Day | Monday 27 May |
| King’s Birthday | Monday 10 June |
| Labour Day | Monday 7 October |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday 25 December |
| Boxing Day | Thursday 26 December |
Updated Australia 2025 – 26 Public Holidays & School Terms
Download 2024 – 2025 Holiday & School Terms
This page contains information from the Holidays Act 1958 (ACT).
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2024 School Terms
Here’s a table summarizing the 2024 school terms:
| Term | Start Date | Finish Date |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | New students: Tuesday 30 January Continuing students: Wednesday 31 January |
Friday 12 April |
| Term 2 | Tuesday 30 April | Friday 5 July |
| Term 3 | Tuesday 23 July | Friday 27 September |
| Term 4 | Tuesday 15 October | Tuesday 17 December |
2025 School Terms
Here’s the table for the 2025 school terms:
| Term | Start Date | Finish Date |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | New students: Monday 3 February Continuing students: Tuesday 4 February |
Friday 11 April |
| Term 2 | Tuesday 29 April | Friday 4 July |
| Term 3 | Tuesday 22 July | Friday 26 September |
| Term 4 | Tuesday 14 October | Thursday 18 December |
2024 public holidays in each Australian state:
| Holiday | New South Wales | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Monday 1 January | Monday 1 January | Monday 1 January | Monday 1 January | Monday 1 January | Monday 1 January | Monday 1 January |
| Australia Day | Friday 26 January | Friday 26 January | Friday 26 January | Friday 26 January | Friday 26 January | Friday 26 January | Friday 26 January |
| Good Friday | Friday 29 March | Friday 29 March | Friday 29 March | Friday 29 March | Friday 29 March | Friday 29 March | Friday 29 March |
| Easter Saturday | Saturday 30 March | Saturday 30 March | Saturday 30 March | Saturday 30 March | Saturday 30 March | Saturday 30 March | |
| Easter Sunday | Sunday 31 March | Sunday 31 March | Sunday 31 March | Sunday 31 March | Sunday 31 March | Sunday 31 March | |
| Easter Monday | Monday 1 April | Monday 1 April | Monday 1 April | Monday 1 April | Monday 1 April | Monday 1 April | Monday 1 April |
| Anzac Day | Thursday 25 April | Thursday 25 April | Thursday 25 April | Thursday 25 April | Thursday 25 April | Thursday 25 April | Thursday 25 April |
| King’s Birthday | Monday 10 June | Monday 10 June | Monday 10 June | Monday 10 June | Monday 10 June | Monday 10 June | Monday 23 September |
| Labour Day | Monday 6 May | Monday 6 May | Monday 7 October | Monday 11 March | Monday 4 March | ||
| Christmas Eve | Tuesday 24 December (7pm to midnight) | Tuesday 24 December (6pm to midnight) | Tuesday 24 December (7pm to midnight) | Tuesday 24 December (7pm to midnight) | Tuesday 24 December (6pm to midnight) | ||
| Christmas Day | Wednesday 25 December | Wednesday 25 December | Wednesday 25 December | Wednesday 25 December | Wednesday 25 December | Wednesday 25 December | Wednesday 25 December |
| Boxing Day | Thursday 26 December | Thursday 26 December | Thursday 26 December | Thursday 26 December | Thursday 26 December | Thursday 26 December | Thursday 26 December |
| New Year’s Eve | Tuesday 31 December (7pm to midnight) | Tuesday 31 December (7pm to midnight) | Tuesday 31 December (7pm to midnight) |
